Argentina are through to the last eight of the Copa America as winners of Group B, thanks to an early strike from Gonzalo Higuain against Jamaica.

The Napoli striker turned smartly and finished into the bottom corner in the 11th minute, which was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for his country.

Lionel Messi celebrated his 100th cap for Argentina, but couldn't add to his international tally, despite the Argentines dominating possession and territory throughout the 90 minutes.

"We had phases when we were in good form that give us reason for optimism," said coach Gerardo Martino. "If we have games that are more like the second half today then evidently we are going to have problems."

Despite not fully hitting their straps in the tournament so far, Argentina's progression as group winners bodes ominously for the rest of the quarter-finalists.